Boston Mayor Michelle Wu pleaded for a soft-on-crime approach by pushing to abolish the city’s “gang registry,” arguing that certain criminal behaviors should not be prosecuted.
Prior to being elected Mayor, Wu filled out the “2021 Boston Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire” from Progressive Massachusetts, a 501c4 nonprofit organization that tracks and ranks how progressive elected officials are.
According to its website, the group “intends to transform Massachusetts into a bold laboratory for progressive state initiatives.”
In the document, Wu outlined her most progressive commitments, which includes her support for noncitizens voting in Boston’s local elections.
The mayor was asked: “Do you support shuttering the Boston Police gang database?”
She answered: “Yes.”